At 2 o'clock in the morning, the classic battle! Ronaldo Chong won 8 consecutive victories: draw = enter the top 8, Ma Ning enforced
At 2 o'clock in the morning on February 22, Beijing time, the second leg of the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals started the "Saudi Civil War", and Riyadh Victory hosted Faha. The 39-year-old Ronaldo led Riyadh to the top 8 of the AFC Champions League. The referee of this game is the 44-year-old Chinese golden whistle Ma Ning, which is also Ma Ning's second AFC Champions League game this season.
1-0！3-1！利雅得胜利2连杀费哈
This season, the Saudi Professional League, the AFC Champions League, and Riyadh Victory have met Faha twice. In the 11th round of the Saudi Professional League, Riyadh won 3-1 against Faha, Talisca scored twice, Otavio scored a goal, and Cristiano Ronaldo provided an assist. In the first leg of the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals, Riyadh defeated Faha 1-0, and Ronaldo scored the only goal. Both in terms of form and head-to-head history, Riyadh Victory has the advantage.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in good form, Riyadh Victory is on an eight-game winning streak
In the 2023-24 season, Ronaldo is still in hot form. The Saudi Professional League has 21 goals and 9 assists in 19 games, 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 AFC Champions League games, and 26 goals and 11 assists in 27 games in all competitions. In the first leg of the AFC Champions League 1/8 finals, Ronaldo broke through Feiha's door and scored his first goal in 2024, scoring for 23 consecutive natural years, setting a great record.
For Riyadh Victory, a draw in this game would advance to the last eight. However, Cristiano Ronaldo's Riyadh victory will never settle for a draw. In the last seven games, Riyadh Victory has won seven consecutive games and is in good form. In this AFC Champions League battle, Ronaldo led the team to 8 consecutive wins.
Cristiano Ronaldo touched China's golden whistle for the second time this season
The 44-year-old Ma Ning seems to be the "top brand" of Chinese football. In the Asian Cup final Qatar VS Jordan, Ma Ning served as the referee and blew 3 penalties in a single game, which aroused heated discussions in the outside world. In this AFC Champions League battle, Ma Ning will serve as the referee, Zhou Fei and Zhang Cheng will serve as assistant referees, and Fu Ming will serve as VAR (video assistant referee).
Cristiano Ronaldo and Manin have met once in the AFC Champions League this season. In the 5th round of the AFC Champions League group stage, Riyadh Victory VS Persepolis, with Ma Ning as the referee. In the 2nd minute of that game, Ronaldo fell to the ground in the penalty area, and Manin awarded a penalty, but Ronaldo shook his finger after getting up to indicate that it was not a penalty, and Atletico Madrid canceled the penalty after watching the video replay.
Due to the implementation of the "5+1" foreign aid policy in the AFC Champions League, this means that there will be foreign aid in the Riyadh victory team. Talisca and Telles will be the "victims", and Riyadh Victory will use Cristiano Ronaldo, Mane, Otavio, Brozovic, Laporta 5 foreign aids, and Beshi (Australia) 1 Asian foreign player.